Railroad-tie.



O. P. MEGAHAN.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13, 1911.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

g l l OLIVER P. MEGAHAN, OFWESTERVILLE, OHIO.

RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 2'7, 19114.

Application filed. July 13, 1914;. Serial No. 850,702.

To all whom it may, concern Be it known that I, OLIVER P. MEGAHAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Westerville, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in steel railroad ties.

The object of the invention is to provide a steel tie so constructed that while insuring the desired resiliency of the portions to which the rails are secured, will reliably support engines of the heaviest type.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings: F-igure 1 represents a side elevation ofat ie construced in accordance with this invention, shown applied and with the rails in transverse sec tion; Fig. 2 represents an enlarged detail side elevation thereof; Fig. 8 is a transverse section taken on the line S si,- of Fig. Fig. l is a detail side elevation one of these improved ties; Fig. 5 is perspective view thereof; and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the cushioning member.

In the embodiment illustrated, each tie is constructed of a steel I-beam 1 of the usual length for railway ties and the web 2 thereof adjacent the top flange 3, is cut away at the points where the rails rest, a distance equal to or greater than the width of a rail as is shown at 4. These cut away portions 4 of the tie web while leavingthe upper flange 3 thereof intact, provide a resilient support for the track rails to insure a cushioning effect of a train passing thereover.

To reinforce the top flange 3 over the cut away portions of the tie web, steel cushion ing members 5 are provided which are here shown substantially cylindrical in form and slit longitudinally throughout their length as shown at 6 to adapt them to be readily slipped on the end of the tie with the walls of the slit 6 engaging the opposite faces of the web 2. The side of the cushion 5 opposite the slit 6 is flattened as shown at 7 and constitutes what may be termed the top of the cushion and it is adapted to closely fit the upper face of the flange 3 of the tie. This flat top 7 is provided with diagonally disposed apertures 8 which when the cushion is properly positioned on the tie, register with similarly disposed apertures 9 in the upper flange of the beam 1 and which are designed to receive suitable rail fasteners 10. These fasteners 10, when the parts are assembled, securely bind together the tie 1, cushion and rail It without necessitating the use of any additional bolts or other fasteners.

The beams 1 may if desired, be provided with anti-creeping spurs 11 which are here shown struck out from the base flange of the beam 1 at suitable intervals.

The resiliency of the tie may be controlled by lengthening or shortening the openings under the flange 3 or by constructing the cushion 5 of lighter or heavier steel as may be desired.

1 claim as my invention:

1.. A railroad tie comprising an I-beam having openings in the web thereof adjacent the top flange, and reinforcing cushioning means secured to said beam adjacent said openings.

2. A. railroad tie comprising an I-beam having longitudinally spaced openings in the web thereof adjacent the upper flange, and reinforcing cushioning elements extending over said openings and secured to said beam.

3. A railroad tie comprising an I-beam having openings in the web thereof adjacent its upper flange, and substantially cylindrical cushioning elements disposed over said openings and having one wall thereof longitudinally slit, with the walls of said opening engaged with the opposite faces of the Web of said beam.

l. A railroad tie comprising an I-beam having openings in the web thereof adjacent its upper flange, and substantially cylindrical cushioning elements disposed over said openings and having one wall thereof longitudinally slit, with the walls of said opening engaged with the opposite faces of In testimony whereof I have hereunte set, the W613 of said beam, the side of said memmy hand in presence of two subscribing Wii:- 10 her opposite the slit therein being flattened nesses. to form a flange engaging portion, and

5 having registering apertures therein and in OLIVER MEGAHAN' the upper flange of said. beam, and fasteners; Witneaees: adapted to engage said aper bures for locking '1. A. BARNETT said cushion to said tie. W. B. WRIGH' 

